individual incidents. it s 20-point spread. but has been around for a while. republicans don t a national advantage. two years ago on election day, the republicans had a president with popularity around saddam hussein. that is when their advantage disappeared but they have had a long-standing advantage on the issue. it s cumulative. the numbers are declining as they remain in power and are not dealing with it of the it s also a cumulative effect. the president got high marks for handle og ing of the christs day bombing that many counterterrorism officials believe he botched. the question is how you define success. is it a success, can the administration claim success, as robert gibbs said yesterday celebrate achievement of law enforcement because the bomber failed and then they apprehended him? or is success preventing attacks before they happen which is how the bush administration defined them. that is the key distinction and the debate playing out in the media now. bre
individual incidents. it s 20-point spread. but has been around for a while. republicans don t a national advantage. two years ago on election day, the republicans had a president with popularity around saddam hussein. that is when their advantage disappeared but they have had a long-standing advantage on the issue. it s cumulative. the numbers are declining as they remain in power and are not dealing with it of the it s also a cumulative effect. the president got high marks for handle og ing of the christs day bombing that many counterterrorism officials believe he botched. the question is how you define success. is it a success, can the administration claim success, as robert gibbs said yesterday celebrate achievement of law enforcement because the bomber failed and then they apprehended him? or is success preventing attacks before they happen which is how the bush administration defined them. that is the key distinction and the debate playing out in the media now. bre